Opera and Vocal Music

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Across
  1. 4. A long accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.
  2. 5. Serious opera
  3. 7. Comedic opera
  4. 9. A technique in which a mature male voice can reach notes of the soprano or alto range.
  5. 11. A rhythmically free vocal style that imitates the natural inflections of speech and that is used for dialogue and narrative in operas and oratorios.
  6. 12. Music with lyrics that have primarily one syllable of text per musical note
Down
  1. 1. The singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes
  2. 2. A dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
  3. 3. A type of musical effect where a singer changes pitch subtly and quickly on one note.
  4. 6. A high male voice
  5. 8. A low female voice.
  6. 10. A low male voice
  7. 12. A high female voice